Authorities Nail Major Internet Global Child Porn Ring … 700 Suspects … 31 Children Saved
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Chalk this one up for the good guys against the global internet world of abuse and exploitation of children. British police with the help of US, Canadian and Australian authorities have smashed a global internet pedophile ring that operated in such a heinous way that it makes it almost impossible to describe. 31 children were rescued in this operation by authorities and saved from what can only be described as a sheer hell.
Some 200 suspects are based in Britain, said the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center, a government agency. Of the 31 children, some only a few months old, more than 15 were in Britain, the center said. British authorities would not give a breakdown of where the other suspects or children came from, but said more than half the suspects in Britain were already being prosecuted.
The ring was traced to an Internet chat room called “Kids the Light of Our Lives” that featured images of children being subjected to horrific sexual abuse, including the streaming live videos. (Breitbart)
According to reports the images and videos that were seized were beyond abusive. It is about time that we go after those that would hurt, exploit and abuse the most innocent and helpless among us.
“Today’s verdict serves as a powerful warning to those using the Internet to facilitate the sexual exploitation of children,” said Jim Gamble, the child protection center’s chief executive.
The host of the chat room, Timothy David Martyn Cox, 27, of Buxhall, who used the online identity “Son of God,” admitted to nine counts of possessing and distributing indecent images, authorities said.
Police Smash UK-Based Paedophile Ring
Around 700 suspects – 200 from the UK – were identified in 35 countries during the operation. Some are still being pursued.
Offenders used a web chatroom called Kids The Light Of Our Lives to swap photos and videos of horrific abuse.
It was led by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.
Its CEO, Jim Gamble, said: “As predators become increasing sophisticated in their use of the Internet for exploiting young people, so too do the techniques we use to detect them.” (Sky News)
An Australian child was one of the 31 children rescued from this international porn ring. Is it possible that 4 year old missing Madeleine McCann could have been a apart of this as well?
AN Australian child has been rescued from a global internet pedophile ring, after police conducted an online child abuse sting that spanned 35 countries.
30 other children around the world, ranging from babies to early teens, have been removed from harm in the biggest ever online child abuse sting that was centred in Britain but spanned 35 countries over the past 10 months.
Internet pedophilia ring shattered; 31 children rescued
Police analyzed images and videos traded by the chat room’s members for clues that could help them identify, locate and rescue the victims.
More than 15 of the children were found in Britain, Gamble said, declining to give further details. An official in Canada said authorities there arrested 24 Canadians and rescued seven children as part of the investigation. Four people have been arrested in Australia, including one who was previously convicted of child pornography charges, officials said today.
It was unclear whether any of the rescued children had been reported missing. (LA Times)
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